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EU antitrust regulator fines Lundbeck and several generic drug firms
BRUSSELS - European Union in its first case over pay-for-delay deals that held back sales of cheaper generic drugs Wednesday fined Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck 93.8 million euros and imposed fines totaling 52.2 million euros on several other producers of generic medicines. The European Commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, said the companies had reached agreements that may ...
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Internationally recognised Irish peacekeeper for UN gets major Mideast post
18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment today of Major General Michel Finn, of Ireland, as head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the Jerusalem-based UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), the first such operation the world body set up almost 60 years ago. "Major General Finn succeeds Major General Juha Kilpia of Finland, who will ...
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G8 leaders back calls for Syria peace talks in Geneva
Leaders at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva as soon as possible. After adopting the statement, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the leaders had managed to overcome fundamental differences. The statement, however, does not mention what role Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could play in the future. According to the BBC, the G8 ...
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British amp Irish Lions XV for first Test
The British & Irish Lions have announced the team to play the Wallabies in the 1st Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday. The starting XV comprises eight new Test Lions and will be captained by Sam WarburtonIn the backs Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, George North, Jonathan Davies and Jonathan Sexton all make their Lions Test debuts, while experience is provided by Brian ...
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Central Bank to introduce fitness and probity regime to credit unions
Central Bank is to introduce its fitness and probity regime for credit unions this August with the initial phase to cover those with assets of more than EUR10 million. It said the move was designed to improve governance standards at board and management level. The regime will be introduced on a phased basis to allow time for the implementation of internal controls and procedures in compliance ...
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James Gandolfini star of ‘The Sopranos’ has died
Actor James Gandolfini, best known for his portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in "The Sopranos," has died while vacationing in Rome. Photograph: ...
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Marriage query halts Colombian liposuction death inquest
Ricardo Lancheros , the plastic surgeon who carried out the operation, is refusing to give evidence at the inquest. Mr Lawlor died on the operating table as he underwent liposuction and extensive plastic surgery to his face at Dr Lancheros' Bogota clinic on September 3rd, 2007. His death had been the subject of a previous inquest at the Dublin County Coroner's Court. However, the ...
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Final regulations on personal insolvency practitioners due “within days”
Alan Shatter is set to sign off on regulations surrounding personal insolvency practitioners (PIPs) "in the coming days", clearing the way for thousands of people to tackle insurmountable personal debt. However, the move has done little to alleviate criticism from the Free Legal Advice Centres (Flac) which claimed continuing delays in the process has caused great distress for those ...
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Ireland backs EU deals for Serbia and Kosovo ahead of key talks
Mitrovica, Kosovo: Serbian prime minister Ivica Dacic and his Kosovo counterpart Hashim Thaci will meet in Brussels this evening to accelerate implementation of a landmark deal signed in April to improve relations, amid fears that the process is stalling ahead of the June 27 th -28 th EU ...
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Clare too cool to drool as slobber jibe hits home over Obamas
We'll send out to Boots for some, so as not to upset the sensibilities of Clare Daly. And maybe an extra large one for Enda, because he sits opposite Clare in the Dil chamber and she can't be putting up with his slobbering since he joined the big boys at ...
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Ireland’s example as a peacemaker celebrated in Kennedy lecture
The Irish-American governor - who has been tipped as a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2016 - was at Iveagh House to deliver the "Kennedy Lecture: Reflections on Ireland and ...
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Japanese prime minister praises Ireland’s efforts to reduce debt
He said that it was encouraging that Mr Kenny had endorsed his controversial plan to revive the Japanese economy, known as Abenomics, which involves massive government economic stimulus, buying government bonds, printing more yen and restructuring the ...
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Man to be sentenced for breaking into Minister’s home
Eugene Stapleton told Ronan Kennedy, prosecuting, that Heavey was caught in possession of a sawn-off shotgun and shotgun cartridges on March 16th, 2011. He was charged two days later and granted bail. He was on bail when he carried out the burglary on the Minister's house while Mr Shatter was out of the country on Government business. On July 30th last he received a sentence of four years ...
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Adrian Bayley sentencing revulsion seeps out of every page of judgment
Jill Meagher's father George McKeon makes a statement to the media on the steps of the supreme court after the sentencing of Adrian Ernest Bayley for his daughter's rape and murder. Photograph: ...
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Garda search phone and online records of murdered woman in hunt for killer
Enrika in a frenzied attack at their rented house at Langford Downs, Killorglin, where they had lived for seven years. Garda have started examining Ms Lubiene's activity online in the hope of identifying anyone she befriended with a view to establishing who might have visited her at the house where she and her daughter lived after her ...
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Students upbeat about music
"The students were upbeat about the higher level paper, It was perceived as fair. Dictation . . . is always the most challenging section but this year was as manageable as always. A question on Irish folk music was particularly interesting." She described the ordinary level paper as "very ...
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Health Minister not to oppose Bill on defibrillators
James Reilly has accepted the principle of a Private Member's Bill from Independent Senator Feargal Quinn requiring the public availability of defibrillators. "Advances in technology and reduced production costs now mean that defibrillators are more affordable and as a result should be far more widely available,'' he said. Mr Quinn, who was speaking during the second stage ...
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Philanthropy provides chance to move from ‘failed Celtic Tiger era’ says Robinson
Phil Hogan and Mary Robinson at the Philanthropy Ireland launch of the 1% Difference Campaign at Wood Quay, Dublin, yesterday. Photograph: Gareth ...
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Kenny labels Daly remarks ‘disgraceful’
Clare Daly TD: "We were speculating this morning on whether you were going to deck the Cabinet out in leprechaun hats decorated with . . . stars and stripes to really mark abject ...
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‘Voyage’ songwriter takes complaint against solicitor to the Law Society
was made popular by Christy Moore and was performed by the tenors on the video and CD, made the complaint about solicitor Eddie McGarr of McGarr Solicitors in Dublin. He claimed Mr McGarr failed to supply him with an outline of his costs when he was offered a settlement of EUR50,000 in March 2008, failed to respond to correspondence and steered him toward going to a trial when he wanted to ...
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Garda cost of Obama security operation put at €3m-€4m
US First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, with tour guide George McClafferty, at Glendalough on Tuesday. Security surrounding their visit cost millions of euro. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish ...
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Unions refunded €1m to State on foot of partnership payments controversy
HSE over recent years into controversial payments made by various parts of the health service under social part nership initiatives. The director general-designate of the HSE Tony O'Brien is expected to tell the Dil Public Accounts Committee that between 1998 and 2009 more than EUR3.3 million in funding was paid into an unauthorised bank account by the Office of Health Management, the ...
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